Truth is, Imperials don't stand out among other races. They aren't as talented in the arcane as the Altmer and Bretons nor are their warriors as strong as the Redguards, Nords and Orcs.

But I still wonder if there are people that find them to be not only okay but actually appealing. I've played Imperial characters before, but they usually aren't my first option.

Around many of these Nord lovers (myself included), hardly.

I think they were a bit more interesting before they combined the race.

Many people (mainly SC supporters) hate Imperials.

No they're not appealing and I wouldn't choose one. Reason: 5 better races to choose from.

Bretons are my favorite of the human races, but I don't really have anything against Imperials.

I love to play as Argonians and Imperials. Other races so .

I do not mind them, they are better than the redguards and ESPECIALLY nords, i just prefer the mer races and Bretons more. My only problem is how their culture was butchered in Oblivion from Morrowind and only slightly fixed in Skyrim.

WOW. That was quick. LOL

Those Milk drinkers? Pft, wimps.

I don't mind em though...Need something to swing my sword at.

Care for a sweetroll good sir?

I like them, life is too short to hate a fictional race.

I'll stick to my Argonians. Imperials are really boring.

I kinda like the Nibeneans--the ones that ceased to exist by the time of Oblivion.

I'm actually a little glad I didn't know about them before playing it since I didn't get to experience the disappointment other people must have felt.

When I do play as an Imperial, I make their complexion dark and put face paint on him to try and recreate what could have been.

The Nords call them that because they believe the comfort of Imperial society makes them soft.

In reality, their soldiers are anything but that. People like Adamus Phillida or Hieronymus Lex.

Of the two characters I mainly play, one is an imperial (the other being a Nord). I can't really remember why I went with the race in the beginning though (carried character over from Oblivion). Might have just been because Oblivion's default race was the Imperial, and I just went with it. He's black haired, pale skinned, and a werewolf as well (the werewolf in my avatar is him in beast form).

And no, neither of my characters do that civil war thing. They are staying out of it.

Edit: Wow. I just realized the skill bonuses complement my play style with him (restoration, heavy armor, and one hand).

Well They are just so damn boring

The nords are a "warrior" culture. Everything's okay so long as you're bigger, swing a bigger axe, and make sure everyone else knows it. It's all about the one.

The Imperials are essentially a collectivist culture. An organized many are more powerful than any one, no matter how great they think they are. There is no I, there is only we, and we are all that matter. We will endure. We will survive. We will prevail. Individuals may rise to prominence, influence great events, amass great wealth, do great deeds, but every one of them is a piece of the greater machine.

Typical nords see this as weakness, and love to pile on abuse, insults, slander and mockery. It's a defensive mechanism to overcompensate for them knowing deep down that their entire society is doomed to total failure in the future. It's rather amusing in a sophomoric, juvenile way.

I happen to like the Imperial race. But then I like vanilla ice cream and the color beige. My very first Elder Scrolls character was an Imperial. So I guess the boring Imperial race suits me just fine.

To be honest, I like most all of the races for one reason or another.

Imperials are good as any of the other races.

The imperials are very interesting, the problem is that Oblivion did a piss poor job showing it. If you want the really interesting Imperial lore you have to read a lot of books and delve into the obscure stuff.

The imperials were interesting when they weren't imperials. They also had that whole Sean Bean thing going. But now...Colonel Tigh doesn't impress me. Lol.

Seriously though, they're pretty bland compared to everyone else. Even Bosmer are higher in my mind. Savage cannibal tribesmen. Sweet.

I still think the Imperials are pretty cool lore-wise, especially how the legion was shown in Morrowind. Oblivion was a massive disappointment to me because it did a really poor job, we couldn't even join the legion, the legion didn't even really have a presence outside of the IC :\ Oblivion seriously needs a reboot, especially society and cultural wise. I mean we didn't even get any Moth symbolism in Cyrodiil which is stupid since the ancestor moth is the holiest thing in Imperial faith and we didn't see any cultural differences between the Colovians, Nibenese and the Imperial cultures.

Imperials are actually my favorite race(besides the Dunmer) just for these reasons. Sure, they might not be as talented in combat as the redguards, or as magically inclined as the Altmer, but they still managed to dominate the continent for over 2000 years through diplomancy, logic, and military force, and that says something.

I also like them BECAUSE they're bland. While every other race is exotic and are busy worrying about dragons and prophecies of long-dead warriors, the imperials are worrying about tending to their crops. They're the regular guys in a world filled with chaos,.

They pretty much butchered Skyrim's representation too, so you're not alone in your disappointment.

Yea..that is pretty true. To be honest I'm not entirely a fan of the melting pot Imperial culture anymore, I mean sure it has it's cool elements like how it has Tsaesci culture in the mix but if I had to pick I'd go with the return of Colovian and Nibenese cultures because they seem so interesting.

I like them

They're not specially good Mages or Warriors; but they can be mad skilled at http://bbsimg.ngfiles.com/1/22640000/ngbbs4d97d9b73d70e.jpg